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______ is the study of the relationships between living and non-living organisms and their environment.

A

ecology

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The bevers long fat tail and webbed feet have helped it adapt to its aquatic habitat. These physical features are ________ from its parents and past generations of beaver.

A

inherited

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Dogs make good indoor pets, because they can ______ if people train them not to bark or chew on shoes.

A

learn

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_____ occurs when two species live closely together in a relationship that last over time.

A

symbiosis

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the three types of symbiotic relationships are _________, _______ and ________.

A

mutualism,parasitism and commensal

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although an organism is born with _______ to its environment,it must _______ ways to survive throughout its life.

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adaptions, learn

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Tres, water, oil and minerals are _____ resources that we use to meet our basic need.

A

natural

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The characteristics that describes the _______ l symbiotic relation ship is where on organism benefits and the other neither looses or gains.

A

commensal

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Natural resources can provide us with goods and energy to fulfill our basic ____ but not all of our _____.

A

needs, wants

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When natural resources are renewed as quickly as they are used and produced wastes are absorbed through natural process we have a _________ environment.

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sustainable.

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Interactions between living and non-living things in the environment is defined as a ________.

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ecosystem

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we can come more aware of our environment through the three Rs ______, ________, and _________.

A

reduce,reuse and recycle

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The characters that describes the ______ symbiotic relationship is where two species both benefit form the relationship.

A

mutualism

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Water is a basic human _______.

A

need

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Walking is a mode of transportation that has a small _________ _________

A

ecological footprint

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The 3 R that has the least impact on the environment is ______.

A

reduction

17
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the four basic needs of survival that all humans share are______, _________, _____ and ______.

A

water,air to breath, food and a place to live.

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A parasite does not usually kill its _____because the life of the parasite is tied to it and the parasite would have to find a new one.

A

host

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In a ________ symbiotic relationship, if the partner that was benefiting died, the other partner would not be affected at all.

A

commensal